HE WAS VERY FORCEFUL IN THAT REQUEST. VERY MUCH ENCOURAGING ON THAT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY TAKING THE WRAPS OFF A NEW GENERATION OF A FAMILIAR NAME PLATE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE NAVIGATOR REALLY HASN'T CHANGED MUCH AT ALL SINCE 2007, SO IT WAS DUE FOR A MAKEOVER. THE NEW NAVIGATOR TAKE A LOOK FEATURES A MUCH MORE SQUARED OFF LOOK, NUMEROUS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE INTERIOR. THEY ALSO UPGRADED THAT GRILL. THEY NOW HAVE WHAT THEY CALL THE GRILL WHICH IS A DRAMATIC CHANGE WITH MORE POWERFUL FUEL ENGINE I IT WILL COMPETE WITH THE LIKES OF THE CADILLAC ESCALADE. AND THE LUXURY FULL SIZE S.U.V. MARKET PRICES FOR THE NEW MODEL HAVE NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED. I LOVE THAT CAR. IT JUST CAN'T FIT IN MY GARAGE. BUT IF IT DID I WOULD PROBABLY BUY IT. YOU GOT TO BRING THOSE MIRRORS IN. IF YOU LOVE LOOKING AT NEW CARS AND THE CONCEPTS FOR THE CARS OF THE FUTURE YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO ATTEND A NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW AT COBO CENTER. GREAT DAY YESTERDAY IT WAS EDUCATION DAY. THIS YEAR'S SHOW WAS REALLY ATTRACTING LARGE CROWDS EVERY DAY DESPITE THE COLD AND THE SNOW. AS OF YESTERDAY MORE THAN 414,000 PEOPLE HAVE ATTENDED THE AUTO SHOW AND THAT'S UP SUBSTANTIALLY FROM LAST YEAR. IT RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY. YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HOURS THE TICKET PRICES AND MUCH MORE AT CLICKONDETROIT.COM.

Ford Motor Company is set to release its preliminary 2013 fourth quarter and full year results at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

At 9 a.m. Alan Mulally, Ford president and chief executive officer, and Bob Shanks, Ford executive vice president and chief financial officer, will announce Ford's 2013 fourth quarter and full year results.

These sales numbers come of the heels of Ford delivering record third quarter 2013 pre-tax profit of $2.6 billion, reflecting continued strong performance in North America and a combined profit from the regions outside North America. In addition, Ford Credit remained solidly profitable.

Stay with Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit.com as the complete 2013 sales numbers are released Tuesday.

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